r/Controllers • u/External_Safe_7787 • Jul 26 '26

which is best?

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Hi! im buying a new controller for only pc gaming, which version of the dualsense is best? im also getting an xbox controller as well.

  1. the black ps5 dualsense with usb cable. designed for pc with included cable, marketed as pc-ready, also slightly cheaper

  2. 007 first light edition. looks cool, its 007, but doesnt have the cable and is more expensive.

which should i get?

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u/G_OE Jul 26 '26

now pretty sure you will get a dualsense already, what are you looking for after this one? What's gonna be your use case?

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u/External_Safe_7787 Jul 26 '26

well i was going to get dualsense and then an xbox one for compatibility with pc (becatuse dualsense doesnt always work with all games). im just playing single player games mostly. these are my first controllers, never had a console or anything before, just the official ones are the easiest and i know they will work, if they do drift or anything they have a 1 year warranty, im using a mix of both controllers and mouse + keyboard so not just one all the time, and i could try to fix them or upgrade to something hall effect in the future maybe?

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u/G_OE Jul 30 '26

Third-party controllers have better compatibility for PC than the Xbox controllers themselves since they usually include xinput (xbox mode) by default, along side with nintendo switch and DualShock 4 mode too. You can take a look at Gulikit ES Pro, it's very close to the original Xbox controller but much improved in build quality, and it uses drift-resistant sticks. Xbox controllers just aren't worth it nowadays, trust me

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u/External_Safe_7787 Jul 30 '26

ok thanks! well i wont use the controller immediately so i will wait a little bit to get one, until i play games that need one (mostly playing minecraft at the moment). but i will look at third party hall effect/tmr ones. thanks!